We don't allow people to do the same thing to girls for religious (or other reasons), we shouldn't be allowing this to be done to little boys.

A) "health benefits" - dubious at best... more easily attained by showering and wearing condoms. 'studies' that support this shown to have methodological flaws and cannot be replicated in first world countriesB) "tradition" = bs. FGM was tradition tooC) "religion" = bs. FGM was religious tooD) "i prefer cut ones in appearance!" - some guys prefer girls without labia tooE) "but but but smegma!" - it's called A SHOWER

i could drop a few pages of data on this subject right now.. but last time i did it didn't get anywhere anyway.

Kazan:We don't allow people to do the same thing to girls for religious (or other reasons), we shouldn't be allowing this to be done to little boys.

A) "health benefits" - dubious at best... more easily attained by showering and wearing condoms. 'studies' that support this shown to have methodological flaws and cannot be replicated in first world countriesB) "tradition" = bs. FGM was tradition tooC) "religion" = bs. FGM was religious tooD) "i prefer cut ones in appearance!" - some guys prefer girls without labia tooE) "but but but smegma!" - it's called A SHOWER

i could drop a few pages of data on this subject right now.. but last time i did it didn't get anywhere anyway.

Guys should be able to be circumcised if they want to, when they are old enough to decide. I've been with both and they both got the job done; I couldn't care what they look like as long as they are clean and bigger than a baby carrot.

FTFA: "It was very important that our government reacted so quickly and responsibly. The proposal is balanced and suitable for lifting the legal uncertainty," said Charlotte Knobloch, a German Jewish leader.

Oh, c'mon! Might as well used Mike Hunt, Roger Datass or Gene Masseth.

GungFu:FTFA: "It was very important that our government reacted so quickly and responsibly. The proposal is balanced and suitable for lifting the legal uncertainty," said Charlotte Knobloch, a German Jewish leader.

Oh, c'mon! Might as well used Mike Hunt, Roger Datass or Gene Masseth.

Haplo127x:Guys should be able to be circumcised if they want to, when they are old enough to decide. I've been with both and they both got the job done; I couldn't care what they look like as long as they are clean and bigger than a baby carrot.

Kazan:We don't allow people to do the same thing to girls for religious (or other reasons), we shouldn't be allowing this to be done to little boys.

A) "health benefits" - dubious at best... more easily attained by showering and wearing condoms. 'studies' that support this shown to have methodological flaws and cannot be replicated in first world countriesB) "tradition" = bs. FGM was tradition tooC) "religion" = bs. FGM was religious tooD) "i prefer cut ones in appearance!" - some guys prefer girls without labia tooE) "but but but smegma!" - it's called A SHOWER

i could drop a few pages of data on this subject right now.. but last time i did it didn't get anywhere anyway.

Kazan:We don't allow people to do the same thing to girls for religious (or other reasons), we shouldn't be allowing this to be done to little boys.

A) "health benefits" - dubious at best... more easily attained by showering and wearing condoms. 'studies' that support this shown to have methodological flaws and cannot be replicated in first world countriesB) "tradition" = bs. FGM was tradition tooC) "religion" = bs. FGM was religious tooD) "i prefer cut ones in appearance!" - some guys prefer girls without labia tooE) "but but but smegma!" - it's called A SHOWER

i could drop a few pages of data on this subject right now.. but last time i did it didn't get anywhere anyway.

Haplo127x:Guys should be able to be circumcised if they want to, when they are old enough to decide. I've been with both and they both got the job done; I couldn't care what they look like as long as they are clean and bigger than a baby carrot.

GungFu:FTFA: "It was very important that our government reacted so quickly and responsibly. The proposal is balanced and suitable for lifting the legal uncertainty," said Charlotte Knobloch, a German Jewish leader.

Oh, c'mon! Might as well used Mike Hunt, Roger Datass or Gene Masseth.

Sounds like the German government were the actual knob blockers in this case.

Main difference, and why we're disgusted by female genital mutilation while not as much with circumcision, is that FGM causes long-term pain to the female, while circumcision does not do the same for the male*.

Jiro Dreams Of McRibs:Girls are disfigured and mutilated to prevent them from enjoying sex. Boys are mutilated for cleanliness to prevent them from enjoying sex.

/personality counts

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg recommended circumcision of boys caught masturbating, writing: "A remedy for masturbation which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis. The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering anesthetic, as the pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it be connected with the idea of punishment." (this guy is largely responsible for its prevalence in the US)

"Similarly with regard to circumcision, one of the reasons for it is, in my opinion, the wish to bring about a decrease in sexual intercourse and a weakening of the organ in question, so that this activity be diminished and the organ be in as quiet a state as possible." (from Maimonides, largely responsible for its continued popularity among Jews)

Main difference, and why we're disgusted by female genital mutilation while not as much with circumcision, is that FGM causes long-term pain to the female, while circumcision does not do the same for the male*.

I'm a straight girl and my intact husband is the cleanest and most enjoyable man I've been with.My mother says the same thing about my father, also intact.

EWWW, you talk to your mother about her giving your father head?EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

Um, yea, it's come up before. Part of being a mature adult is being able to talk about sex with your friends. My mother is my friend. She's also the one that taught me that the human body is nothing to be ashamed of and we shouldn't go altering ourselves (much less our children) to please others.